Lamb of God announce new self-titled album
LAMB OF GOD have announced a new album!
The upcoming album, a self-titled effort, is the first album from the band in five years and is scheduled to be released in May this year.
In the midst of writing the 10 songs that appear on the upcoming album, the group hit pause on the works-in-progress to man the stage as special guests for SLAYER’s The Final Campaign tour. After months of playing their best-known songs nightly, the band returned to the new tracks and began to work with longtime producer Josh Wilbur [KORN, MEGADETH, GOJIRA, TRIVIUM]. Special guests Jamey Jasta [HATEBREED] and Chuck Billy [TESTAMENT] also make appearances on the album and it will be their first studio effort to feature new drummer Art Cruz.
Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for the first song to be lifted from the upcoming album; titled Checkmate. Speaking about the new song and the upcoming album, guitarist Mark Morton says, “Checkmate brings together all the components of the LAMB OF GOD sound that we’ve been developing over the last two decades, but with the ambition and ferocity that comes with the start of a new chapter for our band. Re-energised and reignited, this is LAMB OF GOD 2020. We’ve never been more excited.” Vocalist D. Randall Blythe adds, “putting only our name on it is a statement. This is LAMB OF GOD. Here and now.”
Watch the official music video for Checkmate here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:
Track List:
Lamb of God is set for release on May 8th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band will be touring the UK in April.
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